In her engaging video conference, Dr. Prete will talk about the main two strategies that the Canadian Government used for over a century to try and assimilate the Indigenous children into the wider Canadian population and the number of school models they employed to aid them in their quest of assimilation.

Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Prete (nee Hind Bull) is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), located in the Treaty 7 area. She works on implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action on the Blood Reserve. Dr. Prete’s area of expertise includes: Indigenous secondary retention rates within the public school system, Blackfoot historical research, impacts of colonization, and Indigenous research methodologies.  

The conference can also be viewed on Zoom.

RSVP and info: communication.langues@uqam.ca (the Zoom link will be sent via email after registration)

The Professional Speaker Series invites students enrolled in the English courses to meet researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds. Students will enrich their knowledge of English by discovering research being done at UQAM and elsewhere.